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Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. GoDDAnD, of Charlton Depot, in the county of Worcester, and vState of Massachusetts, have invented a new and improved Device for Cutting Boot and Shoe-Heels; andI do hereby vdeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the vaccompanying drawings, and to the 'letters of reference marked thereon. i

d This invention relates to a new and improved machine for cutting boot and shoe-heels, and is designed to save labor and stock in the production of that work.

The invention consists of a combination of dies or cutters of different sizes, arranged in such amanner that they may be manipulated or adjusted so that the several layers of leather composing a heelv may be cut out to form a heel approximating to the desired sha-pe, requiring but a triing amount of trimming in order to finish it. In the accompanying sheet of drawingsv Figure 1 is a side sectional view of my' invention taken in the line w x, tig. 2.

Figure 2, a plan or top view of the same.

Figure 3, a transverse vertical section of the same taken in the line y y, fig; 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

A represents a base or stock on which the machine is secured, and B is a plate secured to A, and having a4 die or cutter, C, attached to it, and held in properl position by set-screws a a, (see iig. 3.) This die or cutter corresponds in shape to the pieces of leather to be cut, (see g. B.) D is a di'e or cutter similar to C,'but smaller, that it may be iitted within C and work up and down therein. The die D has a rod, E, passing vertically and centrally through it, with a flange or feather, b, at two opposite sides. This rod E is provided with. a head, -c, at its upper end, which head is within the die D, as shown in figs. land 3; and the rod is allowed to slide freely up and down, a space being allowed between the upper ends of the anges or feathers b and the bottom of the head c of the rod, to allow the latter a certain degree of play without moving die D. F represents a slide which is fitted on the plate B, and has its outer or front part forked, the space between the prongs j l d d of the slide being sufficient to receive the -rod E where the slide is shoved forward, which is done,vwheu the die D is raised, by a spring, a*, connected to an arm, e, of the slide, (see fig. 2.) The prongsd d of the slide F pass through holes in the rear of the die C. G is a die which is a trifle larger than the die C, so that the former may iit over the latter, and rest upon a shoulder, f, on the exterior of C, the upper cutting edge of G being above C, (see gs. 1 and.) The die G is at one end of an arm, H, the opposite end of which is secured by a bolt,'g, between ears h 7L on plate B, so that Gr may be fitted over and raised free from dic C, as desiredt I is a die attached to or formed at one end of an arm, J, which is pivoted to the arm H of die Gr,-`andthe die I may he tted over die Gr and raised free from it, as desired, thedie Gr being provided'externally with a shoulder, z', for I to rest upon@ i The operation in cutting a heel is as follows: The dies GI are both raised and turned back out of the way, and the die D, if not up vin the die C, is raised by shoving up thc rod E, the slide F being then under it, by the spring a*, as shown in red in iig. 1. The pieces of leather are then placed, one at a time', on vdie D, and cut by the blow of a wooden mallet. This is done until the die D, which is thesmallest, is iilled with the cut pieces, the lowest one'resting on head c of the rod E. The slide F is then shoved back and the die D allowed to descend in die C, the bottom of D resting on the bottom of C. Pieces of leather are then placed on C and cut' by the blows of a wooden mallet. When the'die C is iilled,which is a trifle larger than D, the die G isbrought` down over C, and that also illed with pieces of out leather, and the die I is then brought down over G, and that P also lled, and the several pieces or layers are then secured together by driving a nail down through the whole of them, the end of the nail being clinched onl` head'c. The dies G I are than raised, and the heel forced out of the dies C D by raising the latter, the rod E being shoved up to effect this.

Owing to the difference in -the size of the dies, the crude heel approximates in forinvery closely to a finished one, a vcry slight trimming only being required to complete it for the boot or shoe. The usual plan is to cut the pieces of leather all of the same size with one die or cutter, and then cut or shave them to the desircdihape, which involves considerable labor, and much more stock is consumed than by my improvement.-

The rod E may be operated through the medium of a. treadle, if desired.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure byLettei-s Patent- 1. A device for cutting boot and shoe-heels, composed of a. plurality of` dies of different sizes, arranged to operate in the manner subsiantially as shown and described, l

2. The risingand falling die D and `rod E, arranged to operate in connection with the die C, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. i l

8. The slide F, iu combination with the dies D C GI, arranged to operate substantinlljas and' fi'or the purpose specified.

BENJAMIN F. GODDARD.

Witnesses:`

ALFRED E. FIsxE, GEORGE F. CUMMINS. 

